Anorexia after cycling...

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Hi there,

This is my first post to the Team Estrogen forums! I'll write a more formal introductory post under a more appropriate topic in short order.

Anyhow, I too experienced feelings of nausea during and after my first few rides of the year (regardless of speed, distance, etc.). The first time I thought it was perhaps a fluke... I was PMSing, and just shrugged it off. I felt nauseous during my ride mostly, and was pretty much okay afterwards. On my next ride, it happened again - only worse, and the feeling lingered for a good 6 hours after my ride.

So, of course I wanted to find a solution, and my first thought was to take Zantac (aka ranitidine, most chain drugstores will have the generic available for MUCH less $$!) before riding. I take 75mg 1/2 hour before I begin riding, and have not had a single recurrance of the aforementioned symptoms since!

As a side note - another great use for Zantac: if you're on oral contraceptives (any birth control pill), and get the nauseous afterwards, take Zantac 1/2 hour before you take the pill, and no more nausea! This also works WONDERS if you ever have to double up (which is the most common scenario to cause nausea among pill-takers).

Hope someone finds this helpful!

Katie

Just recently I have started to have difficulty eating during and after my morning rides. I always eat breakfast before my morning rides and try to ensure I eat enough during my ride. I have been forcing me to have something to eat, like a fruit smoothie or pasta. I've been riding for about 2.5 years and have recently increased the number of kms I'm riding. When you do a lot of physical activity and your nervous system becomes aroused your body actually shuts down the metabolic system, so we have trouble digesting food. I think this is what has caused me to have trouble eating. Maybe this is what has happened for you.

Well, as bit of a follow-up, my appetite is a lot better. I've stopped "force-feeding" myself before and after rides. Think I was way overdoing it. I do try to be smart and get something to eat, but I don't force it. And that means at meals too. If I'm not hungry I just don't eat. It has done a lot to even out my appetite. Speaking of which, I am hungry! Gonna go grab a bite!

Katie - I forgot about that! When I was doing a lot of distance, I'd have the same problem. I thought maybe it was the cytomax (or whatever I was using) or the stress on my body or something. Anyway, yes! Zantac works wonderfully and welcome to TE :D

This explains why I sometimes feel nauseous too. I'm not overweight - my normal weight is 91lbs (6st 7oz). The other symptom I get is I get very cold and it take ages to warm up. All points to low blood sugar. I know for years, even sitting in the house doing nothing, if I get cold, if I eat something sweet I warm up within about 10 minutes.

Next time I'm out for any length of run with the bike, I'll take something sweet to eat (or drink) and see what happens.